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Commissioner Gary M. Lanigan

Gary M. Lanigan, who has more than three decades of experience in the criminal justice and financial management realms, was confirmed as Governor Chris Christie’s choice as Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Corrections on March 22, 2010.

As head of the New Jersey Department of Corrections, Mr. Lanigan is responsible for a budget of roughly one billion dollars, approximately 10,000 employees, 13 correctional institutions and 25,000 state-sentenced offenders... (more)

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No. Facility

1 Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center

2 A. C. Wagner Youth Correctional Facility

3 Bayside State Prison

4 Central Reception and Assignment Facility

5 East Jersey State Prison

6 E. Mahan Correctional Facility for Women

7 Garden State Youth Correctional Facility

8 Mid-State Correctional Facility Annex

9 Mountainview Youth Correctional Facility

10 New Jersey State Prison

11 Northern State Prison

12 Southern State Correctional Facility

13 South Woods State Prison

“Dedicated to the honor and memory of those who made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty”

Those 18 words grace the New Jersey Department of Corrections’ memorial to its fallen officers, a polished black granite wall, standing four feet high, that was dedicated on the grounds of our Central Office on May 17, 2007. The U.S. Department of Justice provided the department with a grant to fund the memorial.

The significance of this memorial cannot be overstated. It is our fervent hope that by recognizing our fallen heroes in this manner, perhaps all of us can gain some measure of appreciation of the impact these brave individuals had on the communities they were sworn to protect as well as the lives of those who knew and loved them.

Campaigns and Initiatives

Literacy Volunteers Sought

The Department of Corrections is seeking literacy volunteers to assist the offender population with literacy skills. If interested, please contact the Office of Educational Services at 609 292-8054.

MRSA Video Available

The New Jersey Department of Corrections (NJDOC) is pleased to present "MRSA: Preventing Outbreaks in NJ Prisons" and "MRSA: What You Need To Know." The videos, brought to you though a collaborative effort between the NJDOC, the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services (NJDHSS) and Correctional Medical Services, were produced in the interest of the welfare of both offenders and staff in NJDOC facilities who may be exposed to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, an antibiotic-resistant skin infection of varying severity. Our presentation online now makes the videos available to all interested parties. "MRSA: What You Need To Know" is available through the NJDOC. For more information on "MRSA: Preventing Outbreaks in NJ Prisons," please contact the NJDHSS Communicable Disease Service at 609-588-7500, or visit http://www.state.nj.us/health/cd/mrsa/index.shtml


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